Boys track takes 1st, girls 2nd at Divisional

The Terry boys and girls high school track teams will be competing at the Class C state track meet this weekend.

The teams finished in the top five of 22 events at the Southern C Divisional meet in Laurel last week. The boys finished on top of the 18 teams with 77 points. While the girls took second with 81 points.

“Last weekend was big for us,” said head coach Leann Lantis. “But this coming weekend is what we’ve trained for.”

Describing the Divisional meet as nearly perfect in every way, from the performances in individual events, team attitude of the kids to the weather — including the nearly hour an a half downpour — Lantis said a better day couldn’t have played out for the Terry team.

The rainfall came at the conclusion of the meet, just before the relay races. The delay actually gave the Terry teams an advantage, allowing their long distance runners a breather before competing in the relay runs.

The boys finished second in the 1,600 relay with a time of 3:45.7. Each leg ran personal records, Lantis noted.

The girls 1,600 relay placed second with a time of 4:34.74.

Senior Lindsay Stickel will be going to state in five events — 200, 400, long jump, triple jump and relay. Lantis also pointed to junior Caty Morrison’s performances. She’ll also be heading to state in several events.

Pointing out individual track and field events to highlight is a challenge Lantis said, noting the performances of all the kids was great.

“It was good to see,” she added.

Senior Layne Lantis placed had first place finishes in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200. He finished the 3,200 with a time of 9:46.88.

The Terriers will leave for state Thursday at noon. The two-day state track meet will be held Friday and Saturday at the Laurel Sports Complex.

A schedule of events for the state track meet and map to the Laurel Sports Complex is listed on the Terry Tribune website at www.terrytribune.com.